On the spice trail
Arun Thai
G22, K11, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 3188 1239
Signature dishes: Yum hu pee (banana flower salad with chicken, king prawns, chillies and cashew nuts), gaeng ped pet yang (twice-cooked duck in red-curry sauce with cherry tomatoes, pineapple and basil leaves), klua kling gai tad (stir-fried free-range chicken with kaffir lime leaves in a super hot southern chilli paste).
Ayuthaiya
35 Hollywood Road, tel: 3105 5055
Signature dishes: Por pia goong sod (river prawn and asparagus roll with tamarind syrup), homok talay (seafood steamed in banana leaves with red curry and Thai herbs), salmon miang khem (salmon confit, peanuts, toasted coconut and shrimp sauce in betel leaves).
Koh Thai
57 Wyndham Street, Central, tel: 2840 0041
Signature dishes: Deep-fried sea bass with fresh chillies, Thai basil and three-flavour sauce, lamb shank in Massaman curry sauce, pomelo salad.
Thai & Grill
2/F, Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, tel: 2584 7662
Signature dishes: Corn baskets with prawns and chicken, fluffy catfish salad, duck red curry, grilled squid.
Thai Thai Grill
2/F, 9 Li Yuen Street East, Central, tel: 2167 8338
Signature dishes: Northeastern Isan sausages with vegetables and ginger, grilled grey mullet with tamarind sauce.
Thai Pad
Shop 10-11, LG/F, Bonham Mansion, 63 Bonham Road, tel: 2549 9271
Signature dishes: Red curry baked seafood with whole pumpkin, yellow seafood curry in thick bread, barbecued grey mullet with lemon grass.
